Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-07
Massachusetts Elections,


hill-For license 1873; against, I,785 In Fall
River-For license. b,35O; against, 2,s8s. Fitch
burg voted agsns! ce9ss Lag g IL
Maiden the license vote stands: For, 4Os:
against; 1sl2. In New Bedford Hon. Nor.
re-electei mayor by 1888 plurality over
Rufus A. Soue, the municipal reform candidate
The prohibition candidate for mayor received but
% votes. The vote on license stands For, ATS;
against, ,527. In Northampton Mayor A. G. Hill
(rep) was reelected over Alderman T. N. Foote
deT 1y $50 ms,Ty T1s altitude the ely
vote OF Si9 to boo for license. In somervIile the
license vote WAS: For. 555; against, 2,47. In
MaitSam For iic license asainss LAW W.
renee, which last year went democratic by over
600 majority, elected Alvin z. Mack, republican,
over ID. y. Mccarthy, democrat, by 704 majority;
solid republican board OF aldermen aud ten re.
publican councilmen out OF eighteen. The city,
against license BY vote Of $50 to Ssa surInS.
neld elected E B. Lanyard, democrat, mayor to-
day by 637 majority over Col 3. c. Warmer, re-
against, 2.l62. In Chelsea, for license, 1907;
against. ABB In BrocktOS. for license, Ilss;
A MARYLAND INcEsDIARYs CONFESSION. The
Easton (Md-) Star states that A. J. Willis convict
ed on four Indictments for robbing and burning
the Eastun paper mill, and sentenced to eighteen
y-ars In the peniteDtiary, has confessed his guilt
and stated that he and an accomplish mad other
jobs under discussion One was TO rob Mr.. j. l..
Walkers store, another was to murder Mr., K
Green and the las: but biggest Job was to rob the
EastOn Bank and murder Gen. Thomas the cash
e II he refused 70 surrender the keys of the vault
CURIOUS SUPERsTITIoSS IN TURKEY.-In connec-
ttOn with the drought and famine In Turkey, the
American board Ia Boston has received reports Of
soEle extraoriin Try superstitlons prevailing among
the people or that region one missionary writes:
''ln several villages north OF CeSarea the govern
ment has ordered all the cocks killed because the
devil uses a certain feath r under their riyht
IN m
Talas the government has imprisoned a man for
shaping something ike q cradle out OF dough an
wheat TO sell and WISHED the price 70 rlse In S.vas
an American has been imprisoned for throwing
loaf OF bread. tied up with string, into mosque
as this, TOO, is said TO avert rain"
A swNDrER OF NATIONAL RgPcTArioN-John
Armi.age arrested N Piatsbarg, Pa, on charge
and Tor attempting fraud, was identined yesterday
as Orth stein, swtndler OF national reputation.
ST Louis, and number Of other western cities.
A PRsrrv GIRL AZ A DEPUTY MARsHAL.-United
pointed his daughter, -Alphonains II, Gordon, (
young lady just out q her teenS as his deputy.
nd % he ana h tof 20.
snce, ana has appeared q trenton several I@s;
y Toe re- ss1 nS
masshsl and Other statss have female dsputiSa
s: z.Ss SS, y: rsd ss S Gsss
pey ranch. ave mites from Atoka Indian TsTrirosy
@::fns x i e ss; y
bodies have i@i BEEN brought in.o ioI =
Hsvs., Oonn, the deuocrats mads : clean sx -
Of all TIE city onices yesterday, gaiaing e aideI
tie vote another elecuon Win Be- held d ~ vsri
! The majority fog license was over 2000